Every extinguisher has a service date. Almost none of them announce it.
Tag every extinguisher, hose reel and detector you install or service. The service date is on the unit where an inspector looks, and the reminder reaches the customer before it lapses.
Sentinel Fire
Installed by Sentinel Fire
Fire extinguisher
Sentry 9kg DCP
- Capacity
- 9 kg · class ABC
- Location
- Ground floor passage
- Installed
- 17 Feb 2026
- Warranty to
- 17 Feb 2031
Next service
17 Feb 2027
Service history
Installation
17 Feb 2026
IP-2FX7-55
What you'll tag
- Fire extinguishers
- Fire hose reels
- Smoke and heat detectors
- Sprinkler heads
- Fire blankets
- Fire doors
- Alarm panels
- Emergency lighting
Sound familiar?
Where fire protection lose the repeat work
The service tag is a sticker that fades
A handwritten date on a cardboard tag lasts about a year outdoors, and nobody notices when it becomes unreadable. An unreadable tag is a failed inspection.
Customers only think about it when someone inspects
Fire equipment is bought once and forgotten until a landlord, an insurer or the council asks. By then it is an emergency for them and a rushed job for you.
Large sites lose track of what is where
Thirty extinguishers across three floors, each with its own date. Without a record per unit, servicing turns into a walkaround with a clipboard.
How the loop works for you
Say you service thirty extinguishers across an office block in February and tag each one as you go. A year later your Today screen lists every unit that is due, in one place, before the landlord's inspection. You arrive with the round already planned, and the building manager can see each unit's history by scanning it.
On every passport
What InstallPass records
- Equipment type, class and capacity
- Manufacturer, model and serial number
- Where in the building it is mounted
- Date installed and date last serviced
- Who serviced it and what was done
- Next service due date
- Service certificate, attached to the unit
- Photos of the unit in place
Keep on file
Documents worth attaching
- Service certificate for each unit, issued after every service
- Your SAQCC Fire registration number, shown on every passport
- Pressure test records for the extinguisher body
- Site fire plan and equipment schedule
- Manufacturer warranty documents
Requirements vary by installation, municipality and manufacturer, so check what applies to each job.
Service touchpoints
Reminders that match how your units are serviced
Set a service interval per unit and InstallPass sends the reminders. Typical starting points:
Extinguisher service
Every 12 months
A typical starting point. Follow the standard that applies to the equipment and the site.
Pressure test
Every 5 years
Depends on the extinguisher type and the manufacturer's instructions.
Hose reel and detector check
Every 12 months
Set the interval that matches the site's own fire plan.
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In their words
What installers say about it
The same story in every trade: a tag that stays on the unit is what brings the next job back to the person who fitted it, years after the invoice was paid.
Three geysers I fitted in 2023 came back to me this winter instead of going to whoever was cheapest on Google. The tag was still on the pipe and they scanned it.
The rating plate photo doing the typing is the part my guys actually use. Before this, half the job cards came back with the serial number missing.
A customer phoned about a warranty claim from two years ago. I had the certificate of compliance and the install date on screen before she finished the sentence.
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